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UN chief deplores deadly attacks against Pakistans Shiite Muslims
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the terrorist bombings which struck the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Quetta this week and claimed the lives of dozens of civilians and wounded scores more. Read Full Report
UN agency urges European nations not to deport Iraqi refugees to unsafe areas
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern about ongoing deportations of Iraqis from Western European countries back to violence-prone areas of their homeland, stressing that they should continue to benefit from international protection. Read Full Report
At UN, countries call for strengthening of rights of persons with disabilities
A United Nations-backed conference aimed at advancing the rights of persons with disabilities concluded today with countries underscoring the need to continue building on recent momentum to ensure that the rights of the worlds estimated 650 million people with disabilities are protected and strengthened. Read Full Report
UN agency convenes special meeting to examine turmoil in wheat markets
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will hold a special meeting later this month to examine the recent spike in wheat prices and help avoid any repeat of the recent global food crisis. Read Full Report
Further trials planned for promising HIV prevention gel for women - UN
Two further clinical trials are planned for a vaginal gel that has shown potential in reducing the risk of HIV and which, if confirmed, would be a major breakthrough in protecting women, who make up about half of the people living with the virus worldwide, the United Nations said today. Read Full Report
Conditions in flood-stricken Pakistan still desperate, UN agency cautions
Although flood waters are receding in parts of Pakistan, conditions in the thousands of camps that have sprung up in recent weeks are still desperate, the United Nations refugee agency warned today. Read Full Report
Ban highlights collective responsibility to protect worlds oceans
Highlighting the centrality of the marine environment to human well-being, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the collective global responsibility to protect the worlds oceans. Read Full Report
UN study emphasises economic growth as a poverty reduction strategy
Current poverty reduction approaches that separate poverty from the broader process of economic growth and development are unlikely to succeed and could leave about 1 billion people destitute by 2015, according to a new United Nations report released today. Read Full Report
UN reports thousands more displaced by fighting in Somali capital
Continuing fighting in Somalias capital, Mogadishu, has caused the displacement of at least 22,000 more civilians and forced relief agencies to curtail their operations in the war-scarred city during the past 12 days, the United Nations reported today. Read Full Report
Haiti: UN mission launches projects to provide jobs and cut violence
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti has unveiled three drainage and canal rehabilitation projects that it hopes will boost employment and reduce violence in troubled neighbourhoods of a major city. Read Full Report
UN mission opens first base ahead of referendum in southern Sudan
The United Nations peacekeeping mission set up after the end of the north-south civil war has opened its first field office for the referendum to be held next January on whether the south should secede from the rest of the country. Read Full Report
Economic recovery strategies must prioritize job creation, says UN labour agency
Although the global economy is on the cusp of a fragile recovery, governments must take concerted action to create jobs to spur growth and development, according to the heads of the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Read Full Report
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